![]() Malcolm X was born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925, in Omaha, Nebraska. Quick FactsįULL NAME: Malcolm X (nee Malcolm Little)ĬHILDREN: Attilah, Quiblah, Lamumbah, Ilyasah, Malaak, and MalikahĪSTROLOGICAL SIGN: Taurus Early Life and Family The fiery civil rights leader broke with the Nation of Islam shortly before his assassination in 1965 at the Audubon Ballroom in Manhattan, where he had been preparing to deliver a speech. A naturally gifted orator, Malcolm X exhorted Black people to cast off the shackles of racism “by any means necessary,” including violence. Due largely to his efforts, the Nation of Islam grew from a mere 400 members at the time he was released from prison in 1952 to 40,000 members by 1960. ![]() ![]() Malcolm X was a minister, civil rights activist, and prominent Black nationalist leader who served as a spokesman for the Nation of Islam during the 1950s and 1960s. ![]()
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